As the sun lowers, crepuscular rays break through the clouds, creating stunning scenes of light and dark.
No matter whether in open settings or within a cityscape, backlighting offers great contrast and depth of atmosphere.
In the first picture, the sun rays reach the sky from behind the edge of a black cloud and rise up to the cool blue sky, lighting up the distant mountain horizon.
In the second picture, there is the golden glow of the setting sun illuminating a row of black flagpoles and green tree branches on a city street.
In the third picture, the golden rays break through the clouds and radiate throughout the sky and also over the silhouette below.
In the fourth picture, the golden glow of the sky is captured through dense darkness of green leaves, with the power lines and a street lamp silhouette above.
